European funding for MemBoost
In 2019, ILSB received €50,000 and specialist advice through phase 1 of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument for MemBoost: project 854766 on CORDIS.
The funding was intended to assess feasibility and develop the project’s business plan. MemBoost proposed recording and processing sleep EEG to synchronize sound stimuli with slow waves and study their relationship with memory consolidation.
News coverage at the time described potential research applications. Those expectations were not demonstrated clinical outcomes of the device.
For background, read Perineuro’s article on memory and sleep rhythms (in Spanish).
References:
- https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/221092
- https://www.ondacero.es/emisoras/comunidad-valenciana/elche/audios-podcast/en-la-onda/la-empresa-ilicitana-ilsb-crea-un-dispositivo-estimulador-de-la-memoria_201907245d3849940cf2c11c3b75588e.html
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- https://comunicacion.umh.es/2019/07/24/la-comision-europea-respalda-el-sistema-potenciador-de-memoria-memboost-de-la-empresa-ilsb-del-parque-cientifico/
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